Fishing rod holder



Feb. 23, 1943. A Q GASKM, SR 2,311,823

FISHING ROD HOLDER Filed Sept. 29, 1941 holder in use, with the menuerei. 23, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHING BOD HOLDER Albert C.Gaskill, Sr., Cheviot, Ohio Application September 29, 194i, Serial No.412,856

2 Claims.

This invention relates to ilshing rod holders, and its general object isto provide a holder for supporting a reel equipped rod with respect to abank of a body of Water or with respect to a boat, while shing, and tonot only allow free turning of the reel, but to prevent casual removalor displacement of the rod and reel relative to the holder, yet the rodtogether with the reel can be readily removed, as well as applied in aneasy and expeditious manner.

A further object is to provide a fishing rod holder that is readilyadjustable as to height, as well as on a vertical axis, for carrying therod accordingly, and the holder supports the rod at an inclined anglerelative to the upright of the holder.

Another object is to provide a shing rod holder that is simple inconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely eicient inopera;- tion, use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and'arrangement of the Several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describingthe invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, andin which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating my ground penetrating oranchoring attachment for fishing from the of a stream or othervbody ofwater.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the rod and reel receiving and fasteningmember.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 3 3 of Figure1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the collar clamp for securing theadjustable or upper seci tion of the holder in adjusted positions.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the handle for locking the collar inclamped position.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the rod and reel receiving andfastening member.

Figure 7 is a side view illustrating the holder in use, with the boatmounting bracket for fishing from a.v boat.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and particularly to Figure 1, itwill be noted that my holder includes a sectional upright that is madeup of an outer and lower section I and an inner and upper section 2, thelatter being telescopically mounted in the section I for slidable andbank rotatable movement for adjustment relative to the section I, aswill be apparent upon inspection of Figure l. v

The lower section is provided with a pair of diametrically oppositeslots 3 extending longitudinally thereoffor a portion of its lengthi andfrom its upper and, so that the upper end portion of fthe lower sectionl can be contracted in gripping engagement with the upper section, forholding the latter in adjusted positions, For that purpose, I provide aclamping band d having an indentation 5 therein, centrally of its ends,for receiving an outwardly directed teat 6 formed on the lowersectionadjacent its upper end, to hold the band ilush with the upper end of thelower section, as clearly shown in Figure 1.

The clamping band has formed therewith a pair of parallel tongues Ihaving cam lugs 8 secured to the outer faces thereof and pivotally thetongues 7 is a pair of ears 9 of a handle ID, the ears Bf'providing jawsand are force the tongues l toward each other and conparent. The body ofthe handle is in the form of a strip and the outerend portion ii thereofis outwardly iiared to provide a nger piece.

The upper at an upward angle with respect to the remaining portionthereof and is flattened, as well as is tapered inwardly to its outerend, to provide a Wedge like attaching arm I2 having an indentation inVits under face, as best shown in Figure 1. 'Ihe rod and reel receivingand fastening means, as best shown Ain Figure 6, is preferably made fromsheet metal or the like in channel formation, to provide a bottom wall I3, and side walls or iianges I formed on and rising from thelongitudinal edges of the bottom wall, the latter being of substantiallyrectangular conguration and has an elongated socket member I5 ilxed toits under face, the socket member having open ends and is shaped to itthe attaching arm I2 to set up a wedging action therewith. An inwardlydirected teat bottom wall ofthe socket member I6 is provided in the I 5to be seated in the indentation of the arm I2, to prevent casual removalof the socket member from the arm, as will be apparent.

end portion of the section 2 is bent- The bottom and side walls providela pocket for receiving the forward portion of the handle A of the rodB, the handle A being provided with the usual grip C and is formed withan arcuate finger piece E forwardly of the grip, as shown in Figure l.The reel is fixed to the handle A in the usual manner, and the sidewalls Il are formed with arcuate slots I1 to provide forwardly directedhooks I8 for receiving a cross bar of the reel F as shown in Figure l,to secure the handle within the pocket,l with the side plates of thereel disposed on the outer sides of the side walls I4, so that my holderwill in no way interfere with the rotation of the reel and the lattercan be freely rotated by its handle, as will be apparent upon inspectionof Figure l; Formed on the forward end of the bottom wall I3 andextending at an upward and forward inclination therefrom is a supportingtongue I9 having a semicircular recess 20 therein to provide a seat forreceiving the rod. I preferably provide a sleeve 2I of cushioning`material, such as cork or rubber, and which is sleeved on the rod to bereceived in the recess. The rear end of the bottom wall is recessed asat 2I to provide a seat for the finger piece E.

By that construction, it will be obvious that the rod is supported at anupward inclination, against casual removal or displacement relative tothe holder and as the upper section 2 is slidably and rotatably mountedin the lower section, the rod can be held at any desiredheight, as wellas is adjustable in a horizontal plane. It will be further obvious thatthe rod can be applied and removed with respect to the holder in an easyand expeditious manner.

The holder is provided with a pair of attachments, one of winch as shownin Figure 1 is for the purpose of securing the holder with respect tothe bank of a body of water and the other in Figure '7 for securing theholder with respect to a boat. For securing these attachments relativeto the lower section, the lower end of the latter has welded orotherwise xed thereto a coupling collar 22 provided with an interiorlythreaded reduced lower end 23. When the holder is used bank of a body ofwater, a stake 24 having a threaded upper end is threadedly secured inthe coupling collar 22, and the lower end portion of the stake ispointed for inserting the same in the ground. A lock nut 24' is threadedon the threaded upper end portion of the stake to bear against thecollar 22, to prevent rotation thereof on the threads, as will beapparent.

The attachment of Figure 'I is in the form U-shaped bracket 25 having along arm 28 and a short arm 21, the latter being arranged uppermost asshown in Figure 'l and has a screw bolt 2B threaded therein forthreadedly receiving the coupling collar 22 for supporting the holderrelative to a seat or the like of a row boat. For that purpose, the longarm 26 has a pair of openings therein for receiv- ,ing screws 29 forfixing the bracket to the seat. IIi'he bight portion of the bracket 25may likewise have a screw bolt 30 threaded therethrough, for receivingthe coupling collar 22, in the event it is desired or becomes necessaryto secure the long arm to a side or rear wall of a boat or the like, aswill be apparent upon inspection of Figure '1. A lock nut 3l maylikewise be provided for this form.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A holder for fishing rods, comprising an upright having a lateralobliquely arranged upper end, a U-shaped channel rod receiving memberhaving its bottom secured to the obliquely arranged upper end of theupright and of a width equal to the fishing rod and less than that ofthe reel, the rear ends of the side walls of the rod receiving memberprovided with arcuate slots forming outwardly extending hooks adapted topass over the cross bar of a reel by a rearward sliding movement of therod within the receiving member.

2. A holder for fishing rods, comprising an upright having a lateralobliquely arranged upper end, a U-shaped channel rod receiving memberhaving its bottom secured to the obliquely arof a substantially Vrangedupper end of the upright and of a width equal to the fishing rod andless than that of the reel, the rear ends of the side walls of the rodreceiving member provided with arcuate slots forming outwardly anddownwardly extending hooks adapted to pass over the cross bar of a reelby a rearward sliding movement of the rod within the receiving member,the bottom of said member having at its outer end an obliquely extendingrod engaging portion and the inner end of the bottom provided with acut-away portion to receive the finger piece of a reel.

ALBERT C. GASKILL, SR.

